Demolition of collapsed Wappingers Falls building delayed, may start Friday

Most businesses remain open despite street being closed to vehicles

WAPPINGERS FALLS-- Demolition on a historic building that partially collapsed on Thanksgiving morning in Village of Wappingers Falls will most likely start on Friday, not today as planned, said building owner John Clyde.

"It's in the permit process," Clyde said. "There's a lot of regulations to follow with demolition and we don't have all the approvals."

Meanwhile, most of the businesses downtown in the village remain open for customers, but merchants said people mistakenly think they're closed. Only a handful of establishments are actually closed. Though much of East Main Street is roped off to vehicles, pedestrian access is allowed to most of the area behind the vehicle barriers.

Under the best case scenario, demolition on Goring Hall, built in 1872 and located at 2659 East Main Street, would have started today or tomorrow, Clyde said.

Now, prepping the building for demolition might begin on Thursday but actual demolition won't begin until Friday at the earliest, Clyde said.

Agencies including the Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are involved in the demolition approval process, Clyde said.

Pedestrians can still get in to most of the local businesses on the street. Only six businesses are still closed because they're too close to the Goring Hall building.

"It's definitely affected us financially," said Christina Coimbra, proprietor of Bellagio Salon. "The problem is, people think we're still closed."

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Demolition of collapsed Wappingers Falls building delayed, may start Friday

WAPPINGERS FALLS-- Demolition on a historic building that partially collapsed on Thanksgiving morning in Village of Wappingers Falls will most likely start on Friday, not today as planned, said